Nerissa Naidoo

Education: Diploma in Mechanical Draughting, Damelin (2019-2021), TEFL and TESOL certificate, TEFL Universal (2023)

Experience: Journalist, Briefly News (2024-present) Writer & Editor, Entail.ai (2023-24) Ghostwriter, TUW Dibbly (2021-24) Writer, Featherpen.org (2021-25) Copy Editor, National Today (2023-25) Social Media Manager, Naleli Home Decor (2019-22)

Nerissa Naidoo is a writer and editor with seven years of experience. Currently, she is a human interest writer at Briefly News and joined the publication in 2024. She began her career contributing to Morning Lazziness and later joined Featherpen.org. As a TUW ghostwriter, she focused on non-fiction, while her editorial roles at National Today and Entail.ai honed her skills in content accuracy and expert-driven editing. You can reach her at nerissa.naidoo@briefly.co.za

2591 articles published since 02 Dec 2024

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"Leave us alone": Young woman calls for unity among all South Africans

People

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"Period of leniency is over": Joburg mayor orders demolition of illegal structures in Small Street

People

3 months ago

"It's cheap": KZN woman shares branded clothing store plug in Westville

People

3 months ago

"Luxury is affordable": Soweto fashionista drops audition video for Top Billing presenter search

People

3 months ago

"You really want this degree": UCT student gets caught in Cape Town storm trying to attend lectures

People

3 months ago

"A win for the customer": New online store opens up with groceries cheaper than major retailers

People

3 months ago

"Save a life": Joburg man issues urgent carbon monoxide gas heater warning after two friends die

People

3 months ago

A South African energy expert has issued an urgent carbon monoxide warning after two Durban friends died from gas heater poisoning while camping at AfrikaBurn.

"God is good": SA immigrant Jason Bartlett shows his contribution to MAHA as a farmer in Alabama

People

3 months ago

South African immigrant and Alabama farmer Jason Bartlett shared how his vaccine-free quality meat business is contributing to the MAHA movement.

"What is that?": US woman gives her friend biltong on the beach and SA loves her reaction

People

3 months ago

An American woman filmed her friend trying biltong for the first time on a US beach, and the honest reaction and beef jerky comparison had South Africans talking.

"He was educated on the subject": What Hantavirus patient zero did for a living stuns the internet

Family and Relationships

3 months ago

Leo Schilperoord, a 70-year-old Dutch ornithologist, has been identified as Hantavirus patient zero after visiting a rat-infested landfill in Argentina.

"I've never seen wind like that": Tree falls on KZN visitors at Midmar Dam, leaving two critical

Family and Relationships

3 months ago

Strong winds caused a tree to fall on visitors at Midmar Dam in Howick, KZN, leaving two people in a critical condition as Midlands EMS rushed to the scene.

Hantavirus cruise ship passengers evacuated from Tenerife as last flight home set for Monday

World

3 months ago

Passengers from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius were evacuated from Tenerife on 10 May, with Spain confirming the final flight to Australia is set.

"They risk losing": Wits' Professor Bhekinkosi Moyo warns corporates to respond to youth-led shift

People

3 months ago

Wits professor Bhekinkosi Moyo warned at the Trialogue Business in Society Conference 2026 that companies ignoring youth expectations are heading for serious trouble

National disaster declared across six provinces after severe weather leaves trail of destruction

South Africa

3 months ago

A national disaster has been declared across six South African provinces on 10 May 2026 following severe weather, with at least four people confirmed dead.

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"Nope, you cannot do that": KZN kitten gets saved from almost getting eaten in roadside rescue

Family and Relationships

3 months ago

A KZN animal rescuer and her husband stepped in to save a tiny kitten from a roadside worker who planned to eat it, handing over R50 to walk away with the little one

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